Patents Examined by Gerald Oliver
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Patent number: 9720539Abstract: An adapter that fits to a touchscreen of a tablet computer or mobile phone enabling input and output to and from the device. Output is achieved by a plurality of phototransistors arranged in a matrix which interpret a plurality of video image dots, squares or groups of pixels on the tablet computer or mobile phone touchscreen converting them to 1s (ones) or 0s (zeroes). Input is achieved by a plurality of conductors which are selectively electrified by control electronics to a charge sufficient to disrupt the field or capacitance of the touchscreen finger tip sense at a plurality of locations on the screen. A program(s) on the tablet computer or mobile phone interprets the electronically controlled touches as data.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Inventor: Robert Dennis Kennedy
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Patent number: 9710106Abstract: According to aspects of embodiments of the present invention a touch screen display device includes: a touch sensor; a touch controller configured to detect a position touched on the touch sensor; and a touch correcting unit configured to correct an initial touch position detected by the touch controller to a final touch position, wherein the touch correcting unit comprises: a first computing unit configured to convert the initial touch position to a temporary touch position; a second computing unit configured to compute a touch movement amount between the initial touch position and the temporary touch position; and a third computing unit configured to compute the final touch position by subtracting the touch movement amount from the initial touch position.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-Ki Chun, Won-Woo Jang, Jeong-Hun So
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Patent number: 9685133Abstract: There are provided with a strobe driving circuit, a strobe driving method, an array substrate and a display apparatus. The strobe driving circuit includes: a first driving unit for receiving a timing control signal, generating a first strobe driving signal based on the power signal under the control of the timing control signal; a first energy storing unit, storing energy based on the first strobe driving signal; a second driving unit connected to the first energy storing unit, for generating a second strobe driving signal based on the energy stored by the first energy storing unit under the control of the timing control signal. In the technical solution according to the embodiments of the application, the number of required bonding pads is reduced, so that the complexity of semiconductor manufacturing process and the difficulty of the manufacturing procedure are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qinggao Zhou, Peng Li, Zhong Feng, Panpan Meng, Zuhong Liu, Daeoh Oh, Zhi Hou
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Patent number: 9671895Abstract: A method and system for turning off an alarm of a mobile terminal, by presetting an area threshold value, includes automatically turning on the mobile terminal's screen when the alarm of the mobile terminal sets off and detecting if a touch signal is inputted. When a touch signal is inputted, calculating an area of a valid touch region in which a user touches the touchscreen and comparing the calculated area of the valid touch region with the area threshold value. If the area of the valid touch region is greater than or equal to the area threshold value, controlling the mobile terminal to turn off the alarm. If the area of the valid touch region is smaller than the area threshold value, the alarm of the mobile terminal keeps ringing.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianqiang Chen, Feifei Chai
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Patent number: 9671887Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel, a first driver, and a second driver. The display panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a detection electrode. The first driver delivers a common driving signal to the first electrode and the second electrode at a time of display driving, and selectively writes a write signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode at a time of sensing driving. The second driver reads, from the detection electrode, a read signal indicative of a variation of a sensor signal occurring between the one of the first electrode and the second electrode, on one hand, and the detection electrode, on the other hand, at the time of the sensing driving.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naosuke Furutani
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Patent number: 9666121Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including: a display control unit configured to distribute brightness information to a plurality of display devices in accordance with external light amount information from a sensor; and a plurality of drive units configured to drive the plurality of display devices on a basis of the brightness information distributed by the display control unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Koji Aoyama
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Patent number: 9665204Abstract: A method for detecting a continuous circle gesture, has the following steps: receiving vectors representative of an object movement by a object detection unit; determining from the received sequence velocity vectors a sequence of velocity vectors or an approximation thereof; estimating an angle between subsequent velocity vectors; and determining a rotation direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATEDInventor: Axel Heim
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Patent number: 9659536Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels disposed on an insulation substrate in a horizontal direction, and including a thin film transistor region and a display area; and a reference voltage line extended along a center of the display area in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The display area includes a plurality of domains disposed in two rows, a domain in one of the two rows includes a high-gray subpixel area including a high-gray pixel electrode, and a domain in the other of the two rows includes a low-gray subpixel area including a low-gray pixel electrode. The high-gray pixel electrode and the low-gray pixel electrode each include a plurality of unit pixel electrodes, and each unit pixel electrode includes a center electrode having a planar structure and a plurality of minute branches that extend from a side of the center electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jang Wi Ryu, Hak Sun Chang, Ki Chul Shin
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Patent number: 9645658Abstract: A local key module and a display device including the same are disclosed herein. The local key module includes the local key module includes a wheel key configured to be rotatable, the wheel key having a circular shape aligned on a first plane, a rotation detection unit configured to detect a rotating movement of the wheel key, and a circuit board configured to supply electric current to the rotation detection unit, the circuit board being aligned on a second plane, wherein the second plane is parallel is the first plane.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Daeseon Ahn
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Patent number: 9632698Abstract: There is provided an operation control device including a pressure detecting portion that is provided in a display portion that displays an input area in which character information is input, the pressure detecting portion detecting pressure with which an operation body depresses a display surface of the display portion, and an operation control portion that switches an input mode of the character information based on a change in the pressure detected. The operation control portion determines an input of the character information, when it is detected that the pressure detected has decreased by greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage within a predetermined time period, and subsequently, the operation control portion switches the input mode of the character information based on the change in the pressure detected and on the character information that is determined to be input.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida
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Patent number: 9633592Abstract: A display device includes an acquiring circuit, a calculator, and a delay controller. The acquiring circuit acquires a gray scale voltage of a gray scale value of a pixel. The calculator calculates a first delay correction value based on a voltage currently retained on a data signal line to which the gray scale voltage is output and a gray scale voltage to be subsequently output to the data signal line. The delay controller determines a timing when the gray scale voltage is to be output to the data signal line based on the first delay correction value.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Kumeta, Ryo Ishii, Takeshi Okuno, Eiji Kanda, Daisuke Kawae, Naoaki Komiya
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Patent number: 9620063Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of stages. Each stage includes a first input circuit, a first gate signal circuit, a second gate signal circuit, an inverting circuit, a first emission signal circuit, and a second emission signal circuit. The first gate signal circuit and second gate signal circuit are configured to generate a first logic level or a second logic level. The first emission signal circuit and the second emission signal circuit are configured to generate a first voltage or a second voltage in response to a voltage of a first node or a second node.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyun-Joon Kim
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Patent number: 9607564Abstract: A clock generator circuit of a liquid display panel includes a charge sharing switch unit, a first capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The charge sharing switch unit is configured to receive control signals and accordingly output a first-polarity voltage to the first capacitor. The clock generator circuit is configured to turn on the first switch, the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch according to a specific sequence thereby outputting a clock signal. An operation method for the aforementioned clock generator circuit is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chun-Kuei Wen, Yu-Ting Huang, Hung-Min Shih, Kuan-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 9600106Abstract: An electronic display module is provided. The electronic display module includes a touch display assembly, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The touch display assembly has a bottom edge and a top edge located at two sides of the touch display assembly. The first circuit board is connected to the bottom edge of the touch display assembly. The second circuit board is connected to the top edge of the touch display assembly. A distance from the active area to the bottom edge is different from a distance from the active area to the top edge.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventor: Jef Jozef Martha Johannes Notermans
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Patent number: 9603171Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlled and/or secure distribution of contact information. In one embodiment, transfers of contact information must be authorized by the affected party. The party distributing the contact data, the party receiving the contact data, and the party described by the contact data initiate a secure dialog to exchange contact data. Various embodiments also enable piecemeal authorization and transfer of contact information, allowing the affected party to control the portion of contact data transferred, as well as apply specific rule sets or templates. In one variant, the authorization and transfer process is optimized to reduce the number of transaction steps. Additionally, solutions for distributing contact information among larger groups of participants are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Achim Luft, Maik Bienas
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Patent number: 9582235Abstract: A multi-display device is adapted to turn on and off certain device functionality based on one or more of device state and triggers. These triggers include a transition trigger, an open trigger and a closed trigger. Furthermore, and based on one or more of these triggers and device state, the device can provide feedback to a user, such as visual feedback, audio feedback and vibration feedback to assist a user with determining when the device is changing state. The operation of the primary screen, secondary screen, system and feedback options are also described relative to the beginning and endpoint of the device transition. Furthermore, the trigger corresponding to a transitional trigger where primary and secondary screens have a certain angle orientation and the trigger corresponding to a trigger point where the primary and secondary screens have a second angle orientation relative to one another are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Z124Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Mohammed Selim, Ron Cassar, John S. Visosky
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Patent number: 9583047Abstract: A control device executes a program including the steps of: when an unintended black image is detected, notifying a target value of brightness of a backlight and a correction amount of brightness of an image immediately before the black image is detected, until a predetermined time elapses; correcting the image based on the notified correction amount of the brightness of the image; causing a liquid crystal panel to display the corrected image; and controlling the backlight based on the notified target value of the brightness of the backlight.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Fumitaka Seki
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Patent number: 9582073Abstract: An image processing device includes an orientation information acquisition unit which acquires orientation information of a head portion of a user that observes a display image of a display device; an angle of view switching unit which switches an angle of view of the display image; a rendering process unit which generates the display image based on the orientation information and the angle of view; and a transmission unit which transmits the generated image to the display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mariko Sakuta, Yoichi Hirota
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Patent number: 9575613Abstract: A touch-sensing apparatus includes a signal-receiving module and a control unit. The signal-receiving module includes a mechanical wave-receiving unit and an electromagnetic wave-receiving unit. The mechanical wave-receiving unit is configured to receive a mechanical wave signal actively emitted by a touch object. The electromagnetic wave-receiving unit, adjacent to the mechanical wave-receiving unit, is configured to receive an electromagnetic wave signal actively emitted by the touch object. The control unit is electrically connected to the mechanical wave-receiving unit and the electromagnetic wave-receiving unit, and decides an azimuth angle and a distance of the touch object on a sensing surface with respect to the signal-receiving module according to the electromagnetic wave signal and the mechanical wave signal, and decides a position of the touch object on the sensing surface according to the azimuth angle and the distance. A touch system and a touch-detection method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Kuo-Hsien Lu
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Patent number: 9576535Abstract: A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first driver and a second driver. The second driver controls an amount of current supplied from a first power source to the organic light emitting diode, corresponding to a previous data signal. The first driver stores a current data signal supplied from a data line and supplies the previous data signal to the second driver. In the pixel, the second driver includes a sixth transistor coupled between an initialization power source and a first node coupled to a gate electrode of a first transistor, the sixth transistor being configured to turn on when a first control signal is supplied; and a seventh transistor coupled between the first power source and a second node commonly coupled to the first and second drivers, the seventh transistor being configured to turn on when the first control signal is supplied.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Sung Park, Tak-Young Lee, Hai-Jung In, Bo-Yong Chung, Min-Hyuk Choi, Yong-Jae Kim